Clear as Mud AA Street Name Changes

Posted: Jul 4, 2012 at 8:52 PM [Jul 4, 2012]

 

95 Years Ago: August, 1917:

 

A list of proposed changes in street names is considered by Ann Arbor City Council to avoid confusion as reported in the Ann Arbor Daily Times News:

 

`12th street south of the campus be known as Haven Street;

 

`12th street north of the campus be known as Watson avenue;

 

`West street from South Main street be known as Pauline Boulevard;

 

`Chapin street running north from West Huron street be called Third street; it be a continuance of Third street;

 

`Fifth avenue be known as Allen avenue;

 

`Fourth avenue north of Hill street be known as Rumsey avenue;

 

`Fourth avenue south of Hill street be known as Greene street."

 

But wait: "Alderman Markey wanted to know what bunch of 'nuts' contrived these changes?"

 

Editor's note:  the confusion of Fourth Avenue and Fourth Street; Fifth Avenue and Fifth Strreet remain;and why is Georgetown Boulevard not in the Georgetown subdivision?

 

In the immortal words of Ed Shaffran:  "Ann Arbor: 27-square-miles surrounded by reality."